We have been using various Dayton subwoofer amplifiers for 7 years now, and they are known for good reliability and sound quality. These factors are both enhanced when the subwoofer amplifier is mechanically isolated from the subwoofer cabinet in its own separate outboard chassis. We now use low durometer urethane feet (like on our new speakers) to accomplish the task of damping out unwanted vibrations and resonances that make it to the wooden chassis.

Subwoofer Amplifier Option 1 -

Dayton SA 25 is a basic, budget-friendly subwoofer amplifier in an ultra compact 6"x6"x6" lighweight wooden cube (in your choice of our finishes). The 25 Watt amp is only typically recommended for use with the Marlins or Orcas. For the Tritons, the 75 watt Dayton is the minimum power and optimal crossover point recommended. Furthermore, for the ultimate Orca or Marlin experience, the 75W Dayton or is recommended as an upgrade over the new budget friendly 25 Watt Dayton model.

Subwoofer Amplifier Option 2 -

Dayton 70 Watt Class AB Solid State monoblock subwoofer amplifier - This is a tried and true high quality, reliable, heavy-duty subwoofer amplifier that gives almost triple the power output of the 25-watt standard subwoofer amplifier. It is a perfect match for a single or dual subwoofer in a high fidelity environment.

Overview

The Outboard Subwoofer Amplifier is a single subwoofer amplifier (Dayton SA70 or Dayton SA25) mounted in our Birch Ply or Bamboo Ply chassis and hardwired to a set of binding posts on the back. The setup facilitates the hookup of one passive woofer cabinet like our Baby Benthic Bass Unit. Input cabling accepts either speaker level (Anchor Chain Cable recommended) or line level (Bowline RCA cable recommended) inputs.

These binding posts outputs of the subwoofer amplifier are then wired with a single length of conventional speaker wire like our Mainsheet speaker cable to the passive subwoofer cabinet like the Baby Benthic Bass Unit.

Can I feed this amp with a single RCA cable from the back of my preamp or home theater receiver?

The answer is yes if you are running this subwoofer in a home theater or active studio monitor type situation.

Hooking upa Single subwoofer amplifier/passive subwooferto a typical high fidelity 2 channel system

Feeding the subwoofer amplifier with a stereo speaker level input via Anchor Chain cables or Bowline RCA cables is critical for the optimal performance of the active crossover circuitry of the Dayton SA70 or SA25.

A note about using Dual Mono subwoofers- When two passive subwoofers are being used, one or two Outboard Subwoofer Amplifiers are needed. in the case of two subwoofer amplifiers, each subwoofer amplifier will have only one of its input channels being fed by one anchor chain cable plugged into the right channel of the high-level input on each subwoofer amplifier.